Urban Art Association

I think it all comes down to what it says on the label (assuming customs don't open it up). If you ask them to mark it as a gift on the label with a nominal value like $20 then it seems like it gets through pretty much everytime. The downside is that you're not insured for any more than this - so it depends if you want to take the risk.

If you do go for the true value on the label I'm pretty sure its 5% plus a handling fee - I paid something like £13 handling last time on top of the customs charge. so for a 2.5k sepia you probably wouldn't get much change out of £150.

the choice is yours.....

Thanks a lot , i'll bear it in mind . Not much choice it seems at the moment as the septics hoovered in most of the sepias !


cheers

for a signed banksy it would probably be cheaper to fly over and pick it up yourself, then walk down the nothing to declare path at the end of the airport!

and then there's the framing cost ;D ;D

No idea, personally I'd risk it and have it marked as a gift but some people like the security I suppose.

VAT on £650 <> VAT on £2500.

Even flying to the US and collecting it yourself is not the answer. I think you are only allowed to bring back £140 worth of stuff before you "technically" have to walk through the RED - "Items to Declair" door.

might as well mark it as gift and not insure it. all shipping services here in America will not cover art at its value. If you have had a damaged print and they covered it, you are very lucky. post office, ups, and fedex have all told me same thing. they are happy to take your money for insurance but when it comes to the claim they will fight you. better to take insurance money and invest it in the best shipping supplies to protect the art yourself. then your only worry is it getting lost in the mail and being uninsured.